Laugh or fly

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"In reading Laugh or Fly you will fly with aircrew in various types of airplanes over every major and minor battle fought by the British on the Western Front from 1914 to 1918. You will read of their intimate fears, skills, and triumphs, and of the realities of loss after grueling air battles." - Roads to the Great War A rip-roaring gallop through the lives of the Royal Flying Corps air crew in the Great War. They lived their lives amidst a strange dichotomy as they moved from safety to dire danger, and back again in a matter of hours. This created a dreadful strain that could soon shred anyone's mental health. On the ground they were cloistered in simple but adequate accommodation several miles behind the lines. Farmhouses, barns and huts were used, but they were all far better than the squalor faced by the infantry scurrying in their muddy trenches. Flying personnel were blessed with beds and blankets. They could set up a decent mess and socialise to their heart's content. A smorgasbord of entertainments, with perhaps an old out of tune piano, access to drink and occasional vigorous games of mess rugby. There were visits to local towns which offered tantalizing glimpses – and sometimes more - of the female of the species. A glimpse was probably never enough for most of these very young men. What more could a chap want? But when they were flying over the front it was no laughing matter. Death lurked in the skies, zooming in its 'winged chariots' out of the sun, or bursting from the clouds. A moment's loss of concentration, or tactical blunder, could consign them to being shot down and falling thousands of feet until the crunching impact of terra firma brought a terrible relief. But better that than a punctured petrol tank, the first flickers of flame, then the roaring inferno and the agonies of incineration. There was little or nothing for them to laugh about in the air. But when back on the ground they tried to put aside their fears.

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Laugh or Fly

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A rip roaring gallop through the lives of the royal flying corps air crew in the great war they lived their lives amidst a strange dichotomy as they moved from safety to dire danger and back again in a matter of hours this created a dreadful strain that could soon shred anyone s mental health Uiterlijk 22 juli in huis .. MEER INFO

Somme Success

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This history of the royal flying corps during the battle of somme offers a comprehensive firsthand look at wwi military aviation during the summer and fall of 1916 high above the blood soaked trenches of the somme the royal flying corps was engaging in one of the first great aerial battles of his Direct beschikbaar .. MEER INFO

Somme Success

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High above the blood soaked trenches of the somme during the summer and autumn of 1916 the royal flying corps were acting out and winning one of the first great aerial battles of history even in those pioneering days of flying primitive aircraft flown by brave young men were of significant mil Uiterlijk 22 juli in huis .. MEER INFO

Taal: en

Uitvoering: E-book

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 30 september 2024

Ebook Formaat: EPUB3

Ebook beveiliging: Adobe DRM

Hoofdauteur: Peter Hart

Tweede Auteur: Gary Bain

Hoofduitgeverij: Pen And Sword Military

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EAN: 9781399050166

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